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According to data from the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the COVID-19 epidemic in Taiwan continues to rise and has reached the epidemic threshold, entering its epidemic period.
In week 28 (July 12-18), there were 4,766 outpatient and emergency room visits, a 66.5% increase compared to the previous 7 days (July 5-11).
Last week (July 14-20), there were 25 new locally transmitted severe cases and 5 new locally transmitted deaths.
Since October 2025, a total of 161 local cases of COVID-19 complicated with severe illness have been reported, including 23 deaths.
The majority of severe cases were among those aged 65 and above (74.5%) and those with a history of chronic diseases (83.9%).
92.5% of these cases were not vaccinated against COVID-19 this season.
Clinical manifestations were mainly upper respiratory symptoms, including sore throat, cough, nasal congestion, runny nose, fever, fatigue, headache, and muscle aches.
A very small number of cases experienced temporary loss or dullness of smell or taste.
In the past four weeks, the dominant local variant strain has been NB.1.8.1.
The global positivity rate has recently increased slightly, with the exception of the Western Pacific Region, which is showing an upward trend, while other regions have shown a downward or stable trend.
The epidemic is rising in neighboring countries/regions such as China, Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea.
Currently, the dominant global variant strain is NB.1.8.1 (58.76%), followed by XFG (19.07%) and JN.1 (15.46%).
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